EP1013442A3 - Method of manufacturing ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder - Google Patents

Method of manufacturing ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder Download PDF

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EP1013442A3
EP1013442A3 EP00106530A EP00106530A EP1013442A3 EP 1013442 A3 EP1013442 A3 EP 1013442A3 EP 00106530 A EP00106530 A EP 00106530A EP 00106530 A EP00106530 A EP 00106530A EP 1013442 A3 EP1013442 A3 EP 1013442A3
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ink
ink cartridge
chamber
container body
supply port
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French (fr)
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EP1013442A2 (en
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Kazuhiko Hara
Minoru Usui
Kouichi Toba
Takao Kobayashi
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Seiko Epson Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17559—Cartridge manufacturing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17506—Refilling of the cartridge
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17513—Inner structure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/1752—Mounting within the printer
    • B41J2/17523—Ink connection
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17503—Ink cartridges
    • B41J2/17533—Storage or packaging of ink cartridges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/17—Ink jet characterised by ink handling
    • B41J2/175—Ink supply systems ; Circuit parts therefor
    • B41J2/17596—Ink pumps, ink valves

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an ink cartridge for use in an ink jet recorder. The method comprises the step of providing a container body (1) having a first wall and a plurality of walls extending upwardly therefrom to define an opening spaced from the bottom walls on a pallet. The container body (1) includes a chamber for accommodating a porous member (150, 151, 152) therein, and an ink supply port (180, 181, 182), having an inlet formed in the bottom surface of the chamber and an outlet. As a further step a packing member (115) is inserted into the ink supply port (180, 181, 182) and then the ink supply port outlet is sealed. Furthermore, a porous member (150, 151, 152) is inserted into the foam chamber (160, 161, 162) and a cover (11) is bonded to the opening of the container body (1). The ink cartridge (70) is depressurized a first time. Ink is injected into the foam chamber (160, 161, 162) after the first depressurizing step and the ink cartridge (70) is depressurized a second time. Finally the remainder of the cover (11) is sealed after the second depressurizing step.
EP00106530A 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Method of manufacturing ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder Expired - Lifetime EP1013442B1 (en)

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JP9076582A JPH10250104A (en) 1997-03-12 1997-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink-jet type recording apparatus, and its manufacture
JP7658297 1997-03-12
EP98104500A EP0864428B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink jet recorder and method of manufacturing same

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EP1013442A3 true EP1013442A3 (en) 2001-11-07
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EP98104500A Expired - Lifetime EP0864428B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink jet recorder and method of manufacturing same
EP00106529A Expired - Lifetime EP1046508B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Cartridge for ink-jet recorder
EP05018497A Expired - Lifetime EP1598197B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder
EP00106528A Expired - Lifetime EP1013441B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder and method of manufacturing same
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EP00106529A Expired - Lifetime EP1046508B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Cartridge for ink-jet recorder
EP05018497A Expired - Lifetime EP1598197B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder
EP00106528A Expired - Lifetime EP1013441B1 (en) 1997-03-12 1998-03-12 Ink cartridge for ink-jet recorder and method of manufacturing same

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JP (1) JPH10250104A (en)
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HK (3) HK1029964A1 (en)

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